Subsequent studies have illuminated many aspects of the circuitry of the hypocretin (also called orexin) system ... and it serves as an anorexigenic (appetite-suppressing) signal, in part by ...

At ETH, he heads the Neurobehavioural Dynamics Lab focussing on basic biomedical discovery relating to information processing and neural dynamics in the mammalian brain, including links to nutrition, ...

or orexin receptor 2 (OX2R). These receptors regulate sleep and wakefulness, stress responses, and appetite. Drugs like Belsomra block the activity of these neurotransmitters by attaching to the ...

Eating proteins may aid your body to produce more orexin, a hormone that regulates appetite and sleep, and help counteract a ...